Makes me feel better. Just purchased a 5400RPM Toshiba (16 meg cache)for $145 vs about $120 for a 40 gig 5400 or a 60 gig 4200. Should give my TiBook 500 a year or two of extra life. > I wasn't paying enough attention -- what's the consensus on the best HD > to replace the tiny 10G in my 500mHz (early) TiBook?